Re Is New York's preternatural calm a sign of resilience or is terror the new normal? | US news | The Guardian

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Bill Bumgarner <bbum () mac com>
> Date: November 4, 2017 at 1:35:09 PM EDT
> To: dave () farber net
> Cc: ip <ip () listbox com>
> Subject: Re: [IP] Is New York's preternatural calm a sign of resilience or is terror the new normal? | US news | The 
> Guardian
>
> I can confirm resilience.
>
> I was standing on the 125th street subway platform when the 2nd plane hit on 9/11.  I watched one tower fall before 
> getting back on the train to go back to CT.   In the weeks following, I had to pass through a line of well armed 
> military forces requiring two forms of ID and some proof of why I needed to go south of 14th street (office).
>
> We— all of us New Yorkers— were of the same mindset.   We just wanted to get back to work, get our kids back to 
> school, go out to eat, go to clubs and generally get on with life.
>
> New York is pretty remarkable that way.   The most “get out of my way, I have stuff to do” place I’ve ever lived.
>
> > On Nov 4, 2017, at 10:21 AM, DAVID FARBER <dfarber () me com> wrote:
> >
> > I think it’s a mark of  resilience
> > https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/04/new-york-calm-resilience-terror-truck-attack
>
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